List of aircraft shootdowns

This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II. An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (see anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying, and subsequently crash, often resulting in the death of the occupants on board.

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Military aircraft

Cold War (1947–1991)

Taiwan Straits Conflicts (1950–1967)
  • 29 July 1950 – Antiaircraft fire from Xiamen shoots down a RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt killing its pilot.[1]
  • 16 June 1953 – Antiaircraft fire from Dongshan Island shoots down a RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt killing its pilot.[1]
  • 17 December 1953 – Antiaircraft fire in Jejiang shoots down a RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt killing its pilot.[1]
  • 22 May 1954 – in an engagement involving six PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots", RoCAF pilots Chien and Yen shoot down one of the MiGs with machinegun fire from their P-47N Thunderbolts.[1]
  • 26 May 1954 – Antiaircraft fire from Fujian downs an RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress with all of its four crewmen killed.[1]
  • 3 June 1954 – A La-11 "Fang" of the PLAAF downs an RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt killing its pilot.[1]
  • 6 July 1954 – Cannonfire of a MiG-15 "Fagot" of the PLAAF downs an RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt killing its pilot.[1]
  • 12 September 1954 – Antiaircraft fire from Xiamen downs an RoCAF PB4Y Privateer killing all nine crew.[1]
  • 19 January 1955 – Antiaircraft fire downs an RoCAF F-84G Thunderjet over the PRC killing its pilot.[1]
  • 21 January 1955 – Antiaircraft fire downs an RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt over the PRC killing its pilot.[1]
  • 9 February 1955 – During the evacuation of nationalist Chinese from the Tachen islands covered by aircraft launched from USS Wasp (CV-18), a USN AD-5W Skyraider on antisubmarine patrol from VC-11 is heavily damaged by PRC Antiaircraft fire and forced to ditch at sea. its crew of three are rescued by patrol boats of the ROC.[1]
  • 22 June 1955 – A MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF shoots down an RT-33A of the RoCAF killing its pilot.[1]
  • 4 July 1955 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" among a group of four PLAAF Mikoyan is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF.[1]
  • 16 July 1955 – Antiaircraft fire from Kinmen downs an RoCAF F-84G Thunderjet killing its pilot.[1]
  • 15 October 1955 – A PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagot" is shot down by Tzu-Wan Sun of the RoCAF in his F-86 Sabre.[1]
  • 14 April 1956 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" among a group of four PLAAF Mikoyan is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF.[1]
  • 22 June 1956 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress is shot down during a nighttime mission by cannonfire from an intercepting MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF. All eleven crew on board perish.[1][8]
  • 20 July 1956 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" among a group of four PLAAF Mikoyan is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF.[1]
  • (2) 21 July 1956 – Two MiG-15 "Fagots" among a group of three PLAAF Mikoyan are shot down by pilot I-Fang Ouyang flying among four RoCAF F-86 Sabres.[1]
  • 10 November 1956 – During an airdrop over Jejigxi a C-46 Commando of the RoCAF is shot down by a PLAAF MiG-19 "Farmer" killing its nine crewmen.[1][8]
  • 1 July 1957 – Antiaircraft fire downs an RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt over the PRC killing its pilot.[1]
  • 18 February 1958 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force brings down a RoCAF RB-57D above Shandong killing the pilot.[1]
  • (2) 29 July 1958 – Four MiG-17 "Frescos" engaged four F-84G Thunderjets patrolling near Nan Ao Island resulting in the downing of two Thunderjets by pilots Gao ChangJi and Zhang YiLing of the PLAAF 54th Regiment
  • (3) 14 August 1958 – Three PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a group of four RoCAF F-86 Sabres, With pilots Ping-Chun Chin and Chung-Li Li each shooting down one themselves. A third Mikoyan being brought down by two other Sabres flown by Hsien-Wu Liu and Fu-The Pan. afterwards Sabre No. 307 involved in the shootdown failed to return to base.
  • (2) 25 August 1958 – Two PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are engaged and shot down by RoCAF F-86 Sabres piloted by Tien-En Chiang and Hsu-Hsiang Ku
  • / (7) 8 September 1958 – Seven PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by numerous F-86 Sabres of the RoCAF. Five pilots, Ping-Chun Chin, Yi-Chien Li, Chin-Chung Liang, Chung-Tsi Yu and Wai-Ming Chu each being credited one kill, Hsien-Wu Liu downs two more himself. On the PLAAF side pilot Zhang Yi destroys one F-86 Sabre in his MiG-17 "Fresco"
  • / (6) 18 September 1958 – Above Haicheng Guangdong Six PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a number of RoCAF F-86 Sabres flown by Wan-Li Lin, Yang-Chung Lu, Che-Shing Mao, Tzu-Wan Sun, Kuang-Hsing Tung and Hsin-Yeh Liu with each downing one Mikoyan. One Sabre is brought down by cannon fire from a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" piloted by Chang Zhu You.
  • (11) 24 September 1958 – Shortly after their aircraft had been retrofitted by technicians of the United States Marine Corps to carry the AIM-9B Sidewinder air to air missiles, Numerous missile armed RoCAF F-86 Sabres took off and gave chase to a group of PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" that had cruised above them. Due to the superior rate of climb, vertical maneuverability, thrust to weight ratio and service ceiling the Fresco pilots did not perceive any danger in doing this as they were unaware of this newly installed armament. Sabre pilots began to fire their missiles at the MiG's destroying some. Others broke into a dive and entered a horizontal turning engagement with their pursuers who held an advantage in horizontal turn-rate allowing them to engage with guns shooting down more of the PRC jets. Pilots Jing-Chuen Chen, Chun-Hsein Fu, Jie-Tsu Hsia, Shu-Yuen Li, Ta-Peng Ma, Hong-Yan Sung shot down one MiG-17 each, Yi-Chiang Chien shot down two himself and two pairs of pilots Tasi-Chuen Liu with Tang Jie-Min and Hsin-Yung Wang with Yuen-Po Wang shared in the downing of one MiG by each duo. During this engagement one further Fresco sustained notable damage being impacted by an AIM-9 that did not detonate. It escaped with an intact missile within the airframe that was extracted after returning to its base and hesitantly transferred to the Soviet Union for reverse engineering.[1][9]
  • 2 October 1958 – Antiaircraft fire from Kinmen knocks down a C-46 Commando killing all five crewmen.[1]
  • / (4) 10 October 1958 – Over the PRC four RoCAF F-86F Sabre Pilots engage and shoot down four MiG-17 "Frescos" of the PLAAF, As one of the Fresco burn it explodes launching chunks of debris towards and striking one of its attackers causing heavy damage, An RoCAF pilot ejects and is captured and placed in detention until his release on 30 June 1959.[1]
  • 29 May 1959 – Above Guandong a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" intercepts and shoots down a RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress killing all 14 on board.[1]
  • (2) 5 July 1959 – Above the Taiwan Straits twenty four PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are engaged by four F-86 Sabres of the RoCAF ending in the destruction of two Frescos.
  • 7 October 1959 – Above Beijing an RoCAF RB-57D piloted by Wang Ying Chin is the first plane to ever be shot down by a surface to air missile. Chin dies after his plane was destroyed by an SA-2 Guideline missile.[1][10]
  • 6 November 1961 – Above Shantung province an RB-69A Neptune is destroyed by an SA-2 Guideline missile killing all 13 aboard.[1]
  • 9 September 1962 – Fifteen Kilometers south of Nunchang an RoCAF Lockheed U-2A is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. Pilot Chen Huai Sheng bails out and is captured after landing but dies some time later in a PRC hospital.[1][11]
  • 14 June 1963 – Above Nanchang a RoCAF RB-69A Neptune is shot down by 23 mm NR-23 cannon-fire from a PLAAF MiG-17PF "Fresco" killing all 14 crew aboard[1][12]
  • 1 November 1963 – Above Jiagxi an SA-2 Guideline shoots down an RoCAF Lockheed U-2C. Pilot Yeh Chang Yi was returning from an intelligence mission where he took aerial photos of Jiayuguan missile test site and Lanzhou nuclear weapons plant. After detecting the first Guideline had been launched at him he made evasive maneuvers and avoided the first only to be struck by a second missile moments later knocking off his right wing. after bailing out and falling into captivity of the PRC he was held until 10 November 1982 when he was released into Hong Kong, He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated.[1][11]
  • 11 June 1964 – Near Yantai on the Shantung Peninsula Coordination between a MiG-17F "Fresco" and an Iluyshin Il-28 "Beagle" of the PLAAF supports the nighttime interception of an RoCAF RB-69A Neptune by dropping flares to illuminate the target plane allowing the fighter to shoot it down with cannon-fire.[1]
  • 7 July 1964 – Flying above Fujian, RoCAF pilot Lee Nan Lee is shot down and killed after his Lockheed U-2G is targeted and struck by an SA-2 Guideline missile.[1]
  • 18 December 1964 – Above Wenzhou, an RoCAF RF-101A Voodoo piloted by Hsieh Hsiangho is shot down by a People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Shenyang J-6. He is captured by fishermen when he ejects above the ocean and detained until July 1985.[1]
  • 10 January 1965 – Southwest of Beijing, On a mission to capture aerial photos of Paotow uranium enrichment plant using an infrared camera RoCAF pilot Chang Liyi is shot down after being struck by an SA-2 Guideline missile. He survives the crash with both legs broken, Captured he is held until 10 November 1982 when released into Hong Kong. He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated.[1][11]
  • 18 March 1965 – Above Guangdong near Shantou, a PLAAF MiG-19 "Farmer" piloted by Gao Chang Ji shoots down and kills RoCAF pilot Chang Yupao flying an RF-101C Voodoo.[1]
  • 10 January 1966 – Above Matsu, PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" shoots down an RoCAF HU-16 Albatross attempting to carry defectors to Taiwan.[1]
  • 10 January 1966 – A HU-16 of the Republic of China Air Force was shot down by People's Republic of China PLAAF MiG-17 over Matsu whilst transporting defectors to Taiwan.
  • / (2) 13 January 1967 – Four F-104G Starfighters of the RoCAF are engaged by Twelve MiG-19 "Farmers" of the PLAAF. Two Farmers are claimed shot by Hu Shih-Lin and one by Bei-Puo Shih. F-104G No. 64-17779 involved in the engagement does not return and is believed to have been shot down.[1]

South African Border War (1966-1990)
  • 22 September 1975 - A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by Cuban Anti-aircraft fire during Operation Savannah, two crew members die, the remaining 4 survived and avoided capture.[13]
  • 4 January 1976 - Another South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is shot down by friendly fire, during Operation Savannah. Both crew members and 3 passengers died.[14]
  • 13 March 1976 – A Fokker F-27 Friendship parked on the ground offloading arms at UNITA's Gago Coutinho aerodrome is caught surprised by a group of four Cuban Air Force MiG-21 FM. Pilot Rafael Del Pino fires an S-24 unguided rocket destroying it.[15]
  • 14 Marzo 1979 - A South African Canberra medium bomber is shot down product of enemy fire on the cockpit that killed the pilot during a attack on Cahama, south of Ongiva.[16]
  • 6 July 1979 - A South African Dassault Mirage III ID number 856 is shot down in Cunene, Angola.[17]
  • 18 October 1979 - A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by Anti-aircraft fire, the pilot survive and is rescued.[18]
  • 12 September 1980 - A South African Atlas Impala MKII from 8th SAAF Squadron is shoot down in Angola, the pilot is declared MIA.[19][16]
  • 10 October 1980 - A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down over South West of Mupa in Southern Angola by SA-7, the pilot, Lautenslager V.P. is killed by SWAPO rebels.[16][20]
  • 1 June 1981 - A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down in Cuvelai, the pilot died in the crash.
  • 6 November 1981 – South African Air Force Major Johan Rankin flying a Mirage F-1CZ engaged a Cuban MiG-21 FM flown by Major Leonel Ponce, downing his MiG with a burst of 30 mm cannon.[15]
  • 5 January 1982 - A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is downed by small arms fire, causing a hydraulic pipe to rupture. The helicopter crashed inverted. All 3 occupants died.[21]
  • 9 August 1982 - A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by 23mm Anti aircraft fire, causing it to crash inverted, the crew of 3 and 12 Paratroopers are killed.[22]
  • (2) 5 October 1982 – Flying his Mirage F-1CZ, Major Johan Rankin engages two Cuban MiG-21 FM flown by Lieutenants Raciel Marrero Rodríguez and Gilberto Ortiz Pérez somewhere over Angola. Rankin downs the lead MiG with 30 mm cannon-fire followed by a lanch of a Matra 550 missile taking down the wingman. Cuba contested reporting the two pilots returned to their base at Lubango airport with some battle damage.[15]
  • 27 December 1983 - A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter crashes during Operation Askari. One crewmember died.[23]
  • 25 July 1986 - An Angolan Air Force Mig-23ML is shot down near Menongue, Angola. Pilot Captain Jorge González Pérez is killed.[24]
  • 28 October 1987 – UNITA ground fire near Luvuei, Angola shots down a Cuban MiG-21UM a two-seat variant of the type. Both Cuban crew eject and are captured by UNITA forces.[25]
  • 14 November 1987 - A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by Anti-aircraft fire in Cuvelai during a night mission.[26][27]
  • 20 February 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down by a SA-13 fired by Cuban forces during a raid in Cuando Cubango, Angola.[28][29][30]
  • 2 March 1988 - A Cuban Air Force Mig-21 piloted by Captain Juan Perez is shot down by friendly Anti-aircraft fire near Menongue.[31]
  • 19 March 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 ID number 223 is shot down by a missile in Longa, north of Cuito Cuanavale during a night raid. The pilot Captain. Willie Van Coopehagen died in the crash.[32][33]
  • 27 April 1988 - A Cuban Air Force AN-26 is shot down by friendly fire from 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7) missile and anti-aircraft cannons.[34]
  • 4 May 1988 - A Cuban Air Force Mig-21 piloted by Carlos Rodriguez Perez is shot down by a UNITA missile.[31]

Football War (1969)
  • (3) 17 July 1969 – Honduran Air Force Corsair pilots Captain Fernando and his wingman Captain Edgardo Acosta Soto engaged two Salvadoran TF-51D Cavalier Mustang II who were attacking another Corsair while it was strafing targets south of Tegucigalpa. Soto entered a turning engagement with one mustang and blew off its left wing with three bursts of 20 mm cannon, Killing pilot Captain Douglas Varela when his parachute did not fully deploy. Later that day the pair spotted two Salvadoran FG-1D Goodyear Corsair. They jettisoned hard point stores before climbing and made a diving attack, Soto set one Corsair on fire only to find its wingman on his tail. An intense dogfight between them ended when Soto entered a Split-S giving him a firing solution which he used to shoot down Captain Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez who died when his Corsair exploded.[35]

The Troubles (Late 1960s–1998)

Yom Kippur War (1973)

Cyprus Conflict (1963-1974)
  • 8 August 1964 – On the 8th of August 1964, Turkey's military intervention during the Battle of Tylliria. He led a four-fighter flight of the 112th Air Squadron leaving Eskişehir Air Base around 17:00 local time for Cyprus. Topel's F-100 Super Sabre was hit by 40mm anti-aircraft fire from a Greek Cypriot gun emplacement and shot-down as he was strafing the Arion, a Greek Cypriot patrol boat. He was able to eject from his aircraft and made a safe parachute jump over land.[36]
  • (2) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, F-100D 55-3756 of 171.Filo and F-100C 54-2042 of 132.Filo were shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire.
  • (3) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the Turkish air campaign, three transport planes - C-47 No.6035, a C-130 of 222.Filo and a C-160 of 221.Filo were damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. All three salvaged, but played no further part in the conflict.
  • (1) 20 July 1974 - During the first day of the conflict, RF-84F 52-7327 of 184.Filo was shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire.
  • (1) 20 July 1974 - During the first day of the conflict, a Dornier Do-28D of the Turkish Air Force was shot down north-west of Nicosia.
  • (3) 21 July 1974 – F-100D 55-2825 of 111.Filo, F-100C 54-2083 of 112.Filo and F-104G 64-17783 of 191.Filo were shot down by Turkish Navy destroyers.
  • (2) 22 July 1974 – Turkish F-100D Super Sabres 54-2238 of 172.Filo and 54-22?? of 171.Filo were lost in action on 22 July over Cyprus due to enemy fire.
  • (1) 22 July 1974 – A Turkish F-100C of 171.Filo was lost in a landing accident after returning from a combat sortie over Cyprus. Serial unknown.
  • (2) 22 July 1974 – Two aircraft (53-234 and 52-144) were accidentally damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. They managed to land safely in Crete but played no further part in the conflict.[37]

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
  • 23 February 2008 – a Turkish Army AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed with PKK militants claiming the downing and posting a video.[38] Turkey confirmed this later in the day, saying that the incident happened "due to an unknown reason".[39]
  • 13 May 2016 – PKK militants shot down a Turkish Army AH-1W SuperCobra using a 9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) MANPADS. In the published video, the missile severed the tail section from the rest of the helicopter, causing it to spin, fragment in midair and crash, killing the two pilots on board. The Turkish government initially claimed that it fell due to technical failure, it later became obvious that it had been shot down.[40]
  • 10 February 2018 – YPG militants shot down a Turkish Air Force TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK over Kırıkhan district of Hatay province killing two soldiers.[41]
  • 12 February 2018 – Syrian Democratic Forces shot down a Turkish Air Force Bayraktar Tactical UAS over Afrin.[42]
  • 18 October 2019 – A Turkish army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashed during operations against the SDF near the border city of Ras Al-‘Ayn in Syria's Al-Hasakah Governorate.[43][44]

Chadian-Libyan conflict (1978–1987)
  • 25 January 1984 - A French Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar is shoot down by machine-gun fire from GUNT rebels, its pilot is killed.
  • 7 September 1987 - A Libyan Air Force Tupolev Tu-22 is shoot down by a MIM-23 Hawk missile fired by French army while trying to bombs N'Djamena.

Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988)
See also: List of Iraqi aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war and List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war

Falklands War (1982)

Libyan Gulf of Sidra territorial water dispute

First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994)
  • 20 November 1991 – 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
  • 28 January 1992 – 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown - A civilian Azerbaijani helicopter of Azal airlines is shot down by MANPADs fire from Armenian forces.[48]
  • 3 March 1992 - a Russian Federation Mi-26 cargo helicopter and a Mi-24 attack helicopter designed as a escort delivered food to an Armenian village in Polistan. On the way back evacuating civilians and wounded the cargo helicopter is attacked by a Azerbaijani Mi-8, the escort thwarted the attack back. However MANPADS fire launched from the ground shot down the Mi-26 near the Azerbaijani village of Seidilyar. Of the 50 people on board, 12 were killed.[48]
  • 12 May 1992 - A Russian Federation Mi-26 is shot down by Armenian MANPAD fire in Tavush province, Armenia. Six crewmen died.[49][48]
  • 8 August 1992 - A Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian ZU-23-2 anti aircraft guns, one Armenian 57-mm S-60 gun was destroyed in the same engagement.[48]
  • 20 August 1992 - A Azerbaijani two seat MiG-25PD is shot down, one of the pilots was Alexander Belichenko a Ukrainian national, after being captured by Armenian authorities he is sentenced to death by the Constitutional Court of Armenia. However diplomatic negotiations by the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan allowed the pardon of Belichenko and other mercenary pilots of Azerbaijan.[48]
  • 4 September 1992 - A Azerbaijani Mig-21 is shot down by Armenian fire, the pilot is captured.[48]
  • 12 September 1992 - An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[48]
  • 18 September 1992 - A Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian anti aircraft gunners.[48]
  • 10 October 1992 - A Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire in Malibeyli, the pilot could not managed to eject and perished.[48]
  • 12 November 1992 - An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[48]
  • 7 December 1992 - An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region.[48]
  • 7 December 1992 - An Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region.[48]
  • 13 June 1992 - An Azerbaijani Su-25 piloted by Vagif Gurbanov was shot down. Gurbanov was killed and awarded the title National Hero of Azerbaijan.[48]
  • 15 January 1993 - An Azerbaijani Mig-21 was shot down by Armenian fire.[48]
  • 1 September 1993 - A Azerbaijani Mi-24 was shot down by Armenian fire.[48]
  • 18 January 1994 - An Armenian Su-25 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[48]
  • 17 February 1994 - An Azerbaijan Mig-21 is shot down in Vedenis region of Armenia, the pilot is captured.[48]
  • 17 March 1994 – Iranian Air Force C-130 was shootdown by Armenian forces en route from Iran to Moscow.[50][51]
  • 23 April 1994 - An Azerbaijani attack by 7 Su-25 in Stepanakert ends with one Su-25 shot down by air defense. The Azerbaijani side acknowledged the loss but to an accident.[48]

Later Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 1994-present
  • 12 November 2014 – An Armenian Mil Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing the crew of three.
  • 2 April 2016 – During a clash between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces, an Azerbaijani Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by Artsakh Republic forces. The downing was confirmed by the Azerbaijani defense ministry.[52][53][54][55]
  • 21 April 2020 – An Azerbaijani Orbiter-3 UAV was shot down by an Armenian 9K33 Osa missile system over the Artsakh.[56]
  • 27 September 2020 – Armenia claimed the destruction of two Azerbaijani helicopters. The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan confirmed the loss of one helicopter but said that the crew survived the crash.[57] On late December 2020 Armenian social media published footage of a Azerbaijani Mi-17 helicopter crashing in Nagorno Karabakh, the pilot is seen ejecting the helicopter.[58]
  • 29 September 2020 – Armenian Defense Ministry claimed that an Armenian Air Force Su-25 was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 killing the pilot. However Turkey denied the allegation.[59][60][61]
  • 4 October 2020, An Azerbaijani Air force Su-25 attack aircraft is shot down by Armenian forces while targeting Armenian positions in Fuzuli. The pilot, Col. Zaur Nudiraliyev died in the crash. Azerbaijani officials acknowledged the loss in December 2020.[62][63]
  • 19 October 2020, An Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 operated by Azerbaijan is reported shot down by air defense weapons of Armenian Army over the skies of Nagorno Karabakh.[64][65]
  • 8 November 2020, another Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 was shot down by air defense weapons on southeastern Nagorno Karabakh.[66][67]
  • 9 November 2020 - A Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani forces near the border with Armenia. Two crewmembers died and a third was wounded.[68] The government of Azerbaijan stated the shootdown was an accident and offered an apology.[69]

Gulf War (1990–1991)
Main article: Air engagements of the Gulf War

Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003)
  • 20 March 1991 – USAF F-15C vs. IRAF Su-22 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile.
  • 27 December 1992 – USAF F-16 vs. IRAF MiG-25 – A MiG-25 crossed the no-fly zone and an F-16D shot it down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. It is the first kill with an AIM-120, and also the first USAF F-16 kill.[70]
  • 17 January 1993 – USAF F-16 vs. IRAF MiG-23 – A USAF F-16C shoots down a MiG-23 when the MiG locks the F-16 up.[71]
  • (2) 14 April 1994 – UH-60 Black Hawk friendly fire shootdown incident
  • 23 December 2002 – USAF RQ-1 Predator vs. IRAF MiG-25 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before Operation Iraqi Freedom, an Iraqi MiG-25 shot down an American UAV RQ-1 Predator after the drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a Stinger missile.

Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)

Bosnian War (1992–1995)
  • 3 September 1992 – An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) G.222 was shot down when approaching Sarajevo airfield, while conducting a United Nations relief mission. It crashed 18 miles (29 km) from the airfield; a NATO rescue mission was aborted when 2 USMC CH-53 helicopters came under small arms fire. The cause of the crash was determined to be a surface-to-air missile, but it was not clear who fired it. Everyone on board – four Italian crew members and four French passengers – died in the crash.[72][73]
  • (5) 28 February 1994 – Banja Luka incident
  • 16 April 1994 – A Sea Harrier of the 801 Naval Air Squadron, operating from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, was brought down by an Igla-1 surface-to-air missile[74] fired by the Army of Republika Srpska while attempting to bomb two Bosnian Serb tanks over Gorazde.[75] The pilot, Lieutenant Nick Richardson, ejected and landed in territory controlled by friendly Bosnian Muslims.[76]
  • 2 June 1995 –A F-16C is shoot down by Serbian air defences. See Mrkonjić Grad incident
  • 30 August 1995 – one French Air Force Mirage 2000N-K2 was shot down over Bosnia by a MANPADS heat-seeking 9K38 Igla missile fired by air defence units of Army of Republika Srpska during operation Deliberate Force. Both pilots were captured by Serbian forces.[77]

United Nations Operation in Somalia (1992–1995)

Aegean dispute
  • (2) On 22 July 1974, during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, a pair of Greek F-5Αs intercepted a pair of Turkish F-102 near Agios Efstratios. The aircraft engaged in a dogfight, during which one of the Turkish pilots fired a Falcon missile against one of the F-5As piloted by Thomas Skampardonis. Skampardonis managed to evade the missile and then the other Greek pilot Ioannis Dinopoulos, who up to that point was undetected by the Turks, fired AIM-9B missiles. The first AIM-9 missed its target but the second shot down one of the F-102s. The pilot of the remaining F-102 became disoriented and fled westwards. When he realized his mistake, he turned east towards the Turkish coast but ran out of fuel. This forced him to ditch his aircraft and crash, suffering fatal injuries.[78]
  • On 18 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F1CG crashed near the island of Agios Efstratios in the Northern Aegean, during a low-altitude dogfight with two Turkish F-16s.[79] Greek pilot Nikolaos Sialmas was killed in the crash.[80]
  • Οn 8 February 1995, a Turkish F-16C crashed on the sea after being intercepted by a Greek Mirage F1CG.[79] The Turkish pilot Mustafa Yildirim bailed out and was rescued by a Greek helicopter. After brief hospitalization in Rhodes, the pilot was handed over to the Turkish side.[80] It can be considered a maneuvering kill by the Mirage F1.
  • On 27 December 1995, a pair of Greek F-16Cs intercept a pair of Turkish F-4E. During the dogfight that followed, one of the Turkish aircraft went into a steep dive and crashed into the sea, killing its pilot Altug Karaburun. The co-pilot Ogur Kilar managed to bail out safely and was rescued by a Greek ΑΒ-205 helicopter. He was returned to Turkey after receiving first aid treatment in Lesbos.[80]
  • On 8 October 1996 – 7 months after the escalation of the dispute with Turkey over the Imia/Kardak islands, a Greek Mirage 2000 fired an R.550 Magic II missile and shot down a Turkish F-16D[81] over the Aegean Sea. The Turkish pilot died, while the co-pilot ejected and was rescued by Greek forces.[82] In August 2012, after the downing of a RF-4E on the Syrian Coast, Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz confirmed that the Turkish F-16D was shot down by a Greek Mirage 2000 with an R.550 Magic II in 1996 after reportedly violating Greek airspace near Chios island.[83] Greece denies that the F-16 was shot down. Athens says that Turkish pilot reported a control failure. It also claims that the jet violated Greece's airspace because one of the Turkish pilots was rescued in the Greek flight information region. Both Mirage 2000 pilots reported that the F-16 caught fire and they saw one parachute.[84]
  • / On 23 May 2006, a Greek F-16 and a Turkish F-16 collided approximately 35 nautical miles south off the island of Rhodes, near the island of Karpathos during a Turkish reconnaissance flight involving two F-16Cs and a RF-4.[79][85] Greek pilot Kostas Iliakis was killed, whereas the Turkish pilot Halil İbrahim Özdemir bailed out and was rescued by a cargo ship.
  • On 10 January 2010, Reports of the alleged plot first surfaced in the liberal Taraf newspaper on 20 January 2010. Journalist Mehmet Baransu said he had been passed documents detailing plans to bomb two Istanbul mosques and accuse Greece of shooting down a Turkish plane over the Aegean Sea. It is still unconfirmed whether or not an actual shoot down has happened and further investigation would need to take place. Those measures included bombing two major mosques in Istanbul, an assault on a military museum by people disguised as religious extremists and the raising of tension with Greece through an attack on a Turkish plane that was to be blamed on the Aegean neighbor.[86][87]
  • On 12 April 2018, A Greek Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet went down near the Aegean island of Skyros on Thursday, according to multiple reports, and Greece's defense minister has said the pilot is dead. [88][89]

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (1999)
  • (2) 24 March 1999 – two Yugoslav Air Force MiG-29 were shot down by two USAF F-15C with AMRAAM missiles.[90] Different sources claim one of the MiG-29 was downed by friendly ground fire.
  • 24 March 1999 – During Operation Allied Force, Dutch F-16AM J-063 flown by Major Peter Tankink shot down one Yugoslavian MiG-29, flown by Lt. Colonel Milutinović, with an AMRAAM missile. The pilot of the stricken jet ejected safely.[91][92] This marked the first air-to-air kill made by a Dutch fighter since WW2.[93]
  • (2) 26 March 1999 – two Yugoslavian MiG-29 were shot down by two USAF F-15C with AMRAAM missiles.[94]
  • 27 March 1999 – 1999 F-117A shoot-down An American F-117A Nighthawk stealth bomber was shot down over Belgrade by a Soviet made S-125E. The pilot ejected safely and the plane's wreckage was recovered by Serbian special forces. It was the only stealth aircraft to be shot down by a surface to air missile.
  • 2 May 1999 – a USAF F-16CG was shot down over Serbia. It was downed by an S-125 Neva SAM (NATO: SA-3) near Nakucani. Its pilot; Lt. Col David Goldfein, 555th Fighter Squadron commander, managed to eject and was later rescued by a combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission.[95][96] The remains of this aircraft are on display in the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum, Belgrade International Airport.
  • 4 May 1999 – A lone Yugoslav MiG-29 flown by Lt. Col. Milenko Pavlović attempted to intercept a large NATO formation that was returning to base having just bombed Valjevo (the pilot's home town). It was engaged by a pair of USAF F-16CJs from the 78th Fighter Squadron[97] and shot down with AIM-120,[98] killing the pilot with the falling wreckage also being hit by a Strela 2M fired by the Yugoslav army in error.

India–Pakistan military confrontation (1999 and 2019)
See also: Operation Safed Sagar and 2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes

Second Chechen War (1999–2009)
Main article: List of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War

Iraq War (2003–2011)
Main article: List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War

Shootdowns in 2003

Shootdowns in 2004

Shootdowns in 2005

  • Royal Air Force – 30 January 2005: A British C-130K Hercules C.1P XV179 is shot down north of Baghdad, killing 9 Royal Air Force crew and one British soldier.[137][138]
  • United States Army Aviation – 26 May 2005: An OH-58D(I) Kiowa 93-0989 from 1–17th Cavalry Regiment is shot down with small arms near Baquba, killing the two crewmen.[139][140]
  • United States Army Aviation – 27 June 2005: An AH-64D Apache from 3–3rd Aviation Regiment is shot down by a shoulder-fired missile near Mishahda, killing the two pilots.[141][142]
  • United States Marine Corps – 2 November 2005: AH-1W SuperCobra 165321 from HMLA-369 was shot down near Ramadi, killing the two pilots.[143][144]

Shootdowns in 2006

  • United States Army Aviation – 13 January 2006: OH-58D Kiowa 95-0021 from 1–10th Aviation Regiment shot down outside Forward Operating Base Courage, outside Mosul, killing the two pilots.[145]
  • United States Army Aviation – 16 January 2006: AH-64D Apache 03-5385 from B Company, 1–4th Aviation Regiment shot down north of Baghdad, killing the two pilots.[141][146]
  • United States Army Aviation – 1 April 2006: an AH-64D Apache from 4–4th Aviation Regiment shot down southwest of Baghdad, killing the two crewmen.[141]
  • Royal Navy – 6 May 2006: A Westland Lynx AH.7 from 847 Squadron is shot down with a SA-14 over Basra, killing five crewmen and crashing into a house.[147][148]
  • United States Army Aviation – 14 May 2006: An AH-6M Little Bird (OH-6 Cayuse) from 1–160th SOAR shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, southwest of Baghdad, killing the two crewmen.[149]
  • United States Army Aviation – 13 July 2006: AH-64D Apache from 4–4th Aviation Regiment shot down south of Baghdad. The two pilots survive.[150]

Shootdowns in 2007

  • United States Army Aviation – 20 January 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk from C Company, 1–131 Aviation Regiment[151] shot down by a combination of several heavy machine guns and a shoulder-fired missile north-east of Baghdad. All 12 crew and passengers on board are killed in the incident.[151][152]
  • United States Army Aviation – 25 January 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk shot down by gunfire near Hit. All aboard survive the incident.[153]
  • United States Army Aviation – 28 January 2007: AH-64D Apache from 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division shot down by hostile fire during the Battle of Najaf, killing the two pilots.[154]
  • Blackwater USA – 23 January 2007: A Blackwater USA MD 530F helicopter is shot down by hostile fire in Baghdad. All of the 5-man crew are killed in the incident, likely executed after surviving the crash. One survivor was also killed under unclear circumstances, when another Blackwater helicopter descended to the crash site.[155][156]
  • Blackwater USA – 31 January 2007: A Blackwater USA Bell 412 helicopter is shot down under fire near Karma during a flight between Al Hillah and Baghdad. A US military helicopter rescues the passengers and crew.[157][158]
  • United States Army Aviation – 2 February 2007: AH-64D Apache 02-5337 from A Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division shot down by a combination of gunfire and a shoulder-fired missile, near Taji, killing the two pilots.[159][160][161]
  • United States Marine Corps – 7 February 2007: A CH-46E Sea Knight from HMM-364 is shot down, by a shoulder-fired missile, in al-Karma, outside Fallujah, killing all 7 on board. (see picture above)[162][163]
  • United States Army Aviation – 21 February 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk is hit by RPG and small arms fire north of Baghdad and makes a hard landing; all nine military personnel on board were rescued.[164][165]
  • United States Army Aviation – 5 April 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk carrying nine is shot down in Latifiya using anti-aircraft heavy machine guns, 4 were wounded.[166][167][168]
  • United States Army Aviation – 29 May 2007: An OH-58D(R) Kiowa 93-0978 from B Troop, 2–6 Cavalry Regiment is shot down between Baquba and Muqdadiyah with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots.[139][169][170]
  • United States Army Aviation – 2 July 2007: OH-58D Kiowa 91-0560 from 3–17 Cavalry Regiment is shot down along a canal south of Baghdad in Babil province with small arms, both pilots were rescued by strapping themselves onto the stub wings of an AH-64 Apache. Helicopter was later destroyed.[171][172]

Shootdowns in 2008

  • Iraqi Air Force – 27 March 2008: An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter is shot down by ground fire during heavy fighting with rebel forces in northern Basra.[173]

2006 Lebanon War
  • 12 August 2006 - Hezbollah fighters shot down an Israeli CH-53 Yas'ur with an anti-tank missile, killing five air crew members.[174][175] This was the only combat loss to enemy fire during that war, another three AH-64 Apache helicopters were lost in crashes during the war.[176]

Russo-Georgian War (2008)
  • 20 April 2008 – Georgian officials claimed a Russian MiG-29 shot down a Georgian Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle and provided video footage from the ill-fated drone showing an apparent MiG-29 launching an air-to-air missile at it. Russia denies that the aircraft was theirs and says they did not have any pilots in the air that day. Abkhazia's administration claimed its own forces shot down the drone with an L-39 aircraft "because it was violating Abkhaz airspace and breaching ceasefire agreements".[177] UN investigation concluded that the video was authentic and that the drone was shot down by a Russian MiG-29 or Su-27 using a R-73 heat seeking missile.[178]
  • 8 August 2008 – The first Russian Air Force loss of the campaign was a Su-25, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Terebunsky of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment. It was shot down over South Ossetia near the Zarsk pass, between Dzhava and Tskhinvali. It was hit by friendly fire, a MANPADS missile fired by South Ossetian militia at around 18:00. Earlier in the day, a flight of four Georgian Air Force Su-25 planes had attacked a Russian army convoy in the same area. This was one of the few missions conducted by Georgia's Su-25s during the brief conflict Georgia believed its aircraft would soon become easy targets for Russian interceptors. The Georgian aircraft returned to their bases and were hidden under camouflage netting to prevent them from being located.[179][180]
  • 9 August 2008 – a Russian Tu-22M3 was shot down in South Ossettia by a Georgian Buk-M1 surface-to-air-missile system during the Russo-Georgian War. Three of the four crew members were killed, while the co-pilot was taken POW by Georgian forces.[181]
  • 9 August 2008 - A Russian Su-24 was shot down by Georgian air defense forces with an anti-aircraft missile south of Tskhinvali during the morning. Both pilots ejected, but the co-pilot died impacting the ground when his parachute was damaged by fire. The wounded pilot was captured by Georgian forces. This loss was not initially acknowledged by Russia, while verified later by independent sources.[182] The captured pilot, Major Igor Zinov was shown on Georgian TV while being hospitalized together with the co-pilot of the downed Tu-22MR.[183]
  • 9 August 2008 – A Russian Su-25 piloted by Colonel Sergey Kobylash, commander of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment, was hit by a Georgian MANPADS during a daylight strafing run on a Georgian military formation south of Tskhinvali, on the Gori-Tskhinvali road at 10:30: after making his initial approach, Kolybash's aircraft was struck by a missile that hit his left engine, destroying it. Not long after, as Kobylash was returning to base at an altitude of 1000 meters, a second MANPADS missile struck his right engine, leaving the plane without thrust. Kobylash was able to glide to Russian controlled territory before ejecting north of Tskhinvali in a South Ossetian village of the Georgian enclave in the Great Liakh gorge, where he was recovered by a Russian combat search and rescue team. Shortly after Kobylash was rescued, South Ossetian militants claimed they had downed a Georgian Su-25, however Georgian Air Force did not operate since the day before, likely making the second fatal hit on this Su-25 another friendly fire incident.[179][180]
  • 9 August 2008 – at 13:00, another Russian Su-25 from the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment, piloted by Major Vladimir Edamenko, was struck by a Russian ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft gun near Dzhava killing the pilot in another friendly fire incident, due to the failure of the IFF system on the Su-25. With mounting confusion between Russian Air Force and land forces, at 15:00, a Russian Su-25 mistakenly attacked a Russian military convoy near Liakhva, destroying a fuel tanker and injuring several troops. The Russian soldiers returned fire with a MANPADS damaging the Su-25.[179][180]
  • 9 August 2008 – The final Russian aircraft lost in combat was a Su-24, which was shot down by friendly forces while it was escorting a Russian column on the Tskhinvali-Gori highway, when it was hit by a Russian SAM. The crew ejected and was recovered by a search and rescue helicopter.[182]

First Libyan Civil War (2011)
Main article: List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan Civil War (2011)

Second Libyan Civil War (2014–Present)
  • 22 March 2015 – One NSG fighter jet was shot down on 24 March 2015 at Al-Zintan by LNA fighters near Al-Zintan airport.[184]
  • ("2") 11 June 2015 – Two NSG L-39 Fighters operated by Libyan Dawn group from Misrata are destroyed by ISIS fighters in a Airbase in Sirte.[185]
  • 4 January 2016 – A LNA MiG-23ML serial number "6472" crashes near Benina airbase, the pilot ejected and survived.[186]
  • 8 February 2016 – A LNA MiG-23ML serial number "6132" crashed near Derna after attacking Islamic State positions.[187][186]
  • 12 February 2016 – LNA MiG-23UB crashed or was shot down near Qaryounis district. The pilots ejected and survived.[186][188]
  • 2 June 2016 - A GNA Dassault Mirage F1 fighter crashes after taking-off by a mechanical failure, 30 km of Sirte.[189]
  • 18 May 2016 - A Libyan Mig-21 crashed upon landing in Tobruk.[190]
  • 5 July 2016 - A LNA MiG-23BN fighter crashed after a technical failure.[191]
  • 10 August 2016 - A L-39 is shot down possibly by ISIS militants fire near Sirte.[192]
  • 22 December 2016 - A NSG Mig-23UB operated by Libyan Dawn Group from Misrata crashed in unknown circumstances en route to Tarhuna.[193][194]
  • 15 January 2017 - A LNA Mig-23ML is lost over Ganfouda/Bosnib area, near Benghazi during a combat mission.[195]
  • 18 March 2017 - A LNA Mig-21 shot down by a heat seeking missile fired by Jihadists near Suq al-Hut.[196]
  • 29 March 2017 - A LNA Mig-21 fighter crashed result of a technical failure on a house killing his 3 occupants, the pilot dies as well.[197]
  • 29 July 2017 – A LNA Mig-21, was shot down by the Islamists during its bombing raid on the town of Derna. Pilots ejected safely but were captured by the Islamists and executed.[198][199]
  • 10 April 2019 - LNA forces claim to have shot down a GNA L-39 that took off from Misrata.[200]
  • 14 April 2019 – GNA forces shot down a LNA MiG-21MF in the area of Ain Zara, Tripoli, with a Chinese-made FN-6 MANPADS, its pilot Jamal Ben Amer ejected safely and survived, being retrieved by LNA Mi-35 helicopter.[200]
  • 23 April 2019 - A LNA Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down possibly by friendly fire of by GNA forces.[201]
  • 7 May 2019 - A GNA Government Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down by Haftar forces. The pilot was captured by LNA forces.[202][203]
  • 13 June 2019 - A GNA L-39 fighter is lost by enemy fire or a technical failure on Al-Dafiniya.[204]
  • 13 June 2019 - A GNA Air force helicopter is reported shot down by the LNA near the city of Misrata. GNA acknowledged the loss of the helicopter but ruled out it was shot down and attributed the loss to an accident.[205]
  • 5 July 2019 - A GNA Air Force L-39 is shot down by General Haftar forces near Tarhuna, 80 km southeast of Tripoli. GNA forces acknowledged the loss.[206]
  • 3 August 2019 - A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down by the GNA over Misrata.[207]
  • 7 August 2019 - A GNA L-39 fighter reported destroyed by LNA armed forces when landing in Misrata.[208]
  • 18 October 2019 - A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down in Misrata by a surface-air missile.[209]
  • 21 November 2019 - An Italian MQ-9 Reaper UAV is shot down by LNA air defense forces North of Tarhouna. According to LNA Spokesperson Ahmad al-Mesmari the Italian drone was violating the LNA airspace.[210][211]
  • 21 November 2019 - A US MQ-9 Reaper UAV is shot down possibly by jamming devices.[211]
  • 7 December 2019 - A LNA Mig-23ML is shot down by GNA forces in the Yarmouk frontline in southern Tripoli and crashed in Al-Zawiya city. The pilot ejected and was captured by GNA forces.[212]
  • 14 December 2019 – A GNA operated Bayraktar TB2 is shot down in Ain Zara, Tripoli.[213]
  • 2 January 2020 - A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down south of Mitiga Airport, Tripoli.[214]
  • 22 January 2020 - A Bayraktar TB2 drone with GNA markings is shot down by LNA forces after taking off from Mitiga International Airport.[215]
  • 28 January 2020 - A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down near Misrata.[216]
  • 25 February 2020 – The LNA shoot down a GNA Turkish made Bayraktar drone.[217]
  • ("2") 26 February 2020 – The LNA shoot down two GNA Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones in less than 24 hours, providing videos of the wrecks.[218][219]
  • 31 March 2020 – LNA shot down another GNA Bayraktar TB2 combat drone near the Libyan city of Tripoli.[220]
  • 2 April 2020 - LNA forces air defences shot down a GNA L-39 fighter, near Abu Qurayn.[221] Both pilots were killed.[222]
  • 5 April 2020 – On 5 April 2020 an Antonov An-26 transport plane was destroyed on an airstrip near Tarhuna, Libya. Forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) reported that it had shot an Antonov cargo plane carrying ammunition for Libyan National Army (LNA) militias. LNA confirmed the attack but stated that the aircraft carried medical supplies.[223]
  • 14 April 2020 - A GNA Dassault Mirage F1 fighter is shot down by LNA forces operating Pantsir-S.[224]
  • 17 April 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 Drone shot down near Bani Walid.[225]
  • 18 April 2020 - A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down by LNA forces south of Tripoli.[226][227]
  • 9 May 2020 - Mortar fire from LNA forces struck Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport destroying a GNA Airforce Il-78 Military Transport.[228]
  • ("2") 21 May 2020 – Libyan National Army's Pantsir missile system shot down two of GNA Bayraktar TB2 combat drones. One near Tarhuna city and the another one near Jebel Sherif.[229]
  • 24 May 2020 - One LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down by friendly fire from LNA Pantsir air defenses over Libya.[230]
  • 8 June 2020 - A GNA Bayraktar TB2 is shot down by LNA forces as it attempted to bomb LNA forces in Sirte.[231][232]
  • 28 June 2020 - A LNA Mig-29 possibly manned by Russian Wagner Group pilots crashes in Libya, according to a US AFRICOM official.[233]
  • 7 September 2020 - Another LNA Mig-29 possibly manned by Russian Wagner Group pilot crashes in Libya, according to a US AFRICOM official.[233]

War in Donbass (2014–present)
Main article: List of Ukrainian aircraft losses during the Ukrainian crisis

Syrian Civil War (2011–present)
Main article: List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Syrian Civil War

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present)
Main article: List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Tigray conflict (2020-present)
  • On 29 November 2020, an Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23 crashed during the Tigray conflict near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The pilot ejected and was captured by the Tigray People's Liberation Front who claimed they shot it down, showing the pilot with his Zsh-7 flying helmet (originally intended for Su-27 and MiG-29), a flight suit, a MiG-23 English manual and the crash site with charred metal parts.[234][235]

Civilian aircraft

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